College of Arts & Sciences

The University of New Mexico’s Department of Physics & Astronomy hosted more than a hundred local high school students, their parents, and teachers during its annual open house on Nov. 4.

Islamic studies scholar and founder of the first Islamic seminary in the U.S., Jihad Turk, explores the role of religious extremism and geopolitics in the rise of groups, such as ISIS on Monday, Nov. 9 at noon in Mitchell Hall, Room 102. The lecture is...

University of New Mexico alumna Laura Boykin (Ph.D. 2003) was recently featured in the article, “12 Badass Scientists...Who Also Happen to be Women" released by Ted Fellows, a program that falls under the purview of TED (Technology, Entertainment,...

Yemane Asmerom, professor in the UNM Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, was elected Fellow of the Geological Society of America (GSA) recently.

Researchers at the University of New Mexico, in a collaboration with other scientists, have demonstrated that the extinction of mammoths, mastodons, camels and other large-bodied mammals in the Americas some 13,000 years ago changed the way that ...

Brandon Schmandt, an assistant professor in the University of New Mexico’s Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, earned the Young Scientist Award (Donath Medal) for Outstanding Achievement presented by The Geological Society of America (GSA). “I ...

At the University of New Mexico, it houses a collection like none other with specimens dating back 4.5 billion years. Gone are the old burlap-covered walls and outdated lighting, which have been replaced with sleek gray paint and energy-saving LED lights...

UNM Professor Dr. Felisa Smith is co-organizer of a special issue released online today in the prestigious journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Science USA. The issue is designed to understand the decline of megafauna and consequences of large-bodied mammals around the world.

Eytan Gilboa,a renowned expert on international communication, public diplomacy and U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East, speaks on Western media coverage of the Middle East on Wednesday, Oct. 28 at noon in room 256 of the Communications & Journalism...

University of New Mexico Associate Professor Gabriel Sanchez spoke to hundreds of attendees, including federal lawmakers, at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute’s annual policy conference.